Asia & The Pacific
The islands of New Zealand are lands full of surprises, contrasts and sensory overload! These differences are found in the varied landscapes, from glacier-covered alpine peaks to subtropical rain forests to sparkling, 21st-century cities contrasted with the vibrant and ancient Maori tribal culture. Even the weather ranges from fierce snowstorms to balmy sunny weather.
Travel Tales
Jonathan did not look well, as I leaned him gingerly against the tall baobab tree under the sweltering Malagasy sun. His sweating face was pallid, his eyes flickering and he shook his head with a slurred speech.
Conservation
A successful tourist season at our East Greenland Base Camp was over. With all packed up, we bid goodbye to our wonderful Greenland staff and were ready for the homebound flight after another magic summer season for us and our guests in the high Arctic. We had a surprise visit in the Kulusuk Airport Hotel.
Travel Tales
Dear Friends, I’m not saying my backpacking days are over, but I will share with you that at this point in my life, I do favor a soft mattress and cotton bed sheets over rocky ground and a smelly sleeping bag. I am officially a camping wimp.
Travel Tales
The three sets of polar bear footprints on the tundra slope in East Greenland were very fresh. Two sets belonged to a pair of younger cubs and the third larger set was their mother’s.
Travel Tales
The rickety bus from Quito to Otavalo in Ecuador was bursting with a rich cacophony of Otavaleños women chattering in Quechua, yellow chickens clucking nervously from small bamboo cages, and the bus radio filling the coach with the popular song of “El Condor Pas” in Spanish.
Travel Tales
Myanmar’s tropical sun laughed from a happy blue sky, but the mood of our travel group was introverted to the point of being somber. This was fair enough, since we had just survived the worst tropical cyclone to plough through the Andaman Sea in years.
Nature & Wildlife
The whole family was already out of their berths at the rapid rise of the equatorial sun, and their six-year-old daughter was on the aft deck, dutifully continuing her outdoor physics experiment.
Travel Tales
Dear Traveler, I recently had the opportunity to read Dr. Olaf Malver’s latest blog post, a story of a remarkable Inuit man whom Olaf befriended in Greenland many years ago. In carefully composed prose, Olaf wove together tales of navigating dangerous pack ice and making authentic northern discoveries.
News & More
In the 21st century, there aren’t a whole lot of genuine global explorers left. But there are a few. And Nat Hab’s Olaf Malver is one of them. It’s no wonder he’s known as Nat Hab’s CEO: “Chief Exploratory Officer.” Infatuated with adventure , Olaf has been a guide for more than 30 years.
Travel Tales
I fancy myself an adventure traveler, but the truth is that compared to those serious adventure guys – the fellas who shave at 6 am and have full beards by noon – I don’t know *%$# about how to get from point A to point B. What a bummer to find this out after…
Travel Tales
James Dziezynski is a hard-core adventurer and freelance writer from Boulder, Colorado, who had the good fortune to paddle Greenland’s wild east coast with Explorers’ Corner. Read his account here!
